A semi-irregular blog of news, opinions, and random ideas about MTV's Daria and its fandom, plus anything else even vaguely Daria related

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Do You Want Fries With...Oh. Right.

Daria and Jane are just grabbing a quick meal in honor of National Fast Food Day. They were going to stop at the Beef N' Cake, but apparently they're still having refrigeration problems. For a hilarious view of the Fashion Club's experiences with fast food, see S-C's brilliant fan art "Burger World."

Fanfic Update!

50 Shades Of Germs (Scenes No Daria Fan-Fic Should Have: Do What Now?), by Charles RB (COMPLETE!): "Wait a minute. 'Mr Grey, I may regret this, but how many different people have you...'"

ASPS 2, by PrecambrianStudios (parts 3 and 4): "Wehrung sat in a chair across from Michelle as she explained to him the conversation she'd just had with Karis. He bit his lip, and made a soft humming sound as he mulled over what she'd just told him. 'Well, gotta say I didn't see that coming,' he said." (Part 4)

Commune Family, by Shiva (parts 1 and 2): "It had been surprisingly painful to see the old commune in the rearview mirror for the last time, but Daria figured that was because it had been her home her entire life." (Part 2)

The Dale of Lawn Book 2, by Wassersauefer (prologue and part 1): "Princess Sandi Griffon was steaming with rage. Not that any one could see it, as her features were perfectly calm and schooled into giving away nothing." (Part 1)

Daria Goes GOP, by Smijey (COMPLETE!): "Andrew Landon looked at himself in the mirror, feeling ridiculous. 'Are you sure this will get your friend Daria to register as a Republican, Jodie?'"

DW: Escape from Trenzalore, by cfardell_Brenorenz29 (COMPLETE!): "The Doctor ran, as fast as he could while holding the Impossible Girl in his arms. He didn't look back..."

The Façade (Iron Chef: Oh, No! O'Neill!), by ashk09 (COMPLETE!): "Checking himself out in the mirror, O'Neill arranged his features until he found an expression that conveyed pretty much the opposite of what he was actually feeling in his gut; a pleasant, open demeanour might not get you everything you wanted in life, but damn, it brought you close."

Loss of Heart, by RLobinske (part 4): "Watching Helen and Amy join the others in the living room, Daria said to Quinn, 'It's probably a good thing that none of Dad's clients showed up. With this much family in place, we don't need any more volatility.'"

Out With the Old (The All New All-Purpose Creative Writing Thread), by ognawk (COMPLETE!): "As she made her way to the lockers, she saw who she was looking for. That weird art chick in the year above her, Jane. She walked up to Jane as she was putting her books back in her locker."

No Strings Attached (1,001 Deaths of Tom Sloane - Part II), by SacredDust (COMPLETE!): "Tom Sloane wrinkled his nose as he walked through the doors. He hated coming here, but he felt obligated to visit Cassidy once in a while. Despite her mental disintegration--and the obsessive, borderline sociopathic personality that came out in the whole mess with Daria and Jane--she was his friend once upon a time."

Of All The People That Won't Be Missed, by LongSnakeMoan (COMPLETE!): "Well, the voice inside his head may sound sexy as hell but it was still something that they could send out the men in white coats to get him for and so it could get the hell out of his head. Either that or he was laying off the hallucinogens for a while in case this was some flashback."

The Selling (Scenes No Daria Fan-Fic Should Have: Do What Now?), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "'So Mack,' Jane said to her fellow alumni of the hellhole that was Lawndale High during their mini-reunion in her apartment, 'How'd you do it?'"

A Sinking Vote (Scenes No Daria Fan-Fic Should Have: Do What Now?), by Charles RB (COMPLETE!): "'They're jokes, Jane. I mean, both sides are exactly the same and voting is a waste of time, but I'm just a comedian and I bet this has no influence on people's behaviour. Cough.'"

Something (Slightly) Wicked Ch3, by macross (part 2): "As the bus slowly made its approach the eleven-year-old boy turned to his sister and said, 'I really don't wanna go to school today, or ever to be completely honest Andy.'"

A Sticky End (1,001 Deaths of Tom Sloane), by ognawk (COMPLETE!): "'Hmm,' Tom thought, examining the stairwell, 'We're going to need to find a way across to the other side. Daria, do you have an extension cable somewhere in your apartment?"

Sweet Dreams (Daria and the Gang Thread), by Roentgen (COMPLETE!): "'Yeah...uh...Quinn...I have a secret to tell you....' God, Stacy, I hope you're not gay! Quinn thought. She held her breath. 'O...kay?'"

Tom Sloane, Lax Bro, by Shiva (part 18): "As soon as the front door was firmly shut, Kay found herself sighing with relief. Her husband was now out of the house, her darling daughter was in New York with friends for a weekend shopping trip, and her son was... somewhere."

Untitled Random Story #5 (Scenes No Daria Fan-Fic Should Have: Do What Now?), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "The whale was flying in the sky before it splashed down back into the blue skies with their fluffy white clouds but it needed the sweet, sweet water that contained the air that it breathed."

When Love Takes Another Path (IC: Early Meeting), by ST91 (COMPLETE!): "Bernard Barksdale had just arrived at the top of the stairs when he heard himself called. 'Dad , have they stopped screaming ?'"

When the Bough Breaks, by Kristen Bealer (parts 4 - 6): "How do other people do this? She thought about her own parents. They went through it three times. How? And why would anyone have another one after experiencing this?" (Part 5) (Part 6)

Fandom supersites

Daria supersites are comprehensive, content-rich websites designed by and for fans of the series. By definition, supersites offer a variety of links to other Daria fansites, but a true supersite offers much more—character descriptions, fanfiction archives, fan art galleries, essays and fan commentaries, message boards, screen-capture galleries, episode transcripts, downloadables, contests and quizzes, Dariacon information, etc. The designation of a fan site as a supersite is a matter of opinion, but the following sites (most of which are no longer updated) have made a serious effort to be comprehensive and offer a variety of material.

Series summaries

Daria summaries are webpages offering overviews of the TV series (1997-2002). Character images, episode synopses, and voice-actor lists are usually presented; some include links to other Daria sites. In most, little or no fan content appears, but some sites allow for fan reviews and commentary. Summary pages are often unoriginal copies of pages from Wikipedia or other sources about the show.

Latest fanworks

Many thanks to The Angst Guy for compiling the 2007-2010 fanfiction contributions, TheExcellentS for compiling the 2011 and 2012 fanfiction contributions, and Richard Lobinske for compiling the 2007-2011 fan art contributions.

Daria-on-DVD activism

Internet stores and product reviews are mixed together below, as one often includes the other. Note the special section with reviews and advice on the Daria's Inferno computer game. See also the important information at the end of this list.

Daria items licensed by MTV are no longer available from Hot Topic, but these might be found on resale sites.

WARNING!Not all items that appear under search queries for "Daria" are officially licensed from MTV. No guarantees are made by this website for quality, relevance, or anything else. This list is only for your personal interest and amusement. Caveat emptor!

Blasts from the past

Thanks to theWayBack Machine at Archive.org, many of the Daria websites of yesteryear that were taken down can be recovered, in whole or in part, for our interest today. Earlier versions of current websites are also intriguing; many fanfics that were deleted by request of their authors turn out to still be available through the WayBack Machine. Suggestions for additions to this listing are welcome.

However, the WayBack Machine is not guaranteed to recover all or even most of a website. In some cases, just the skeleton of the site is left, without images or downloads. Some webpages are glitch-filled and need to be fixed by the Archive staff before viewing. (Write to the staff to describe problems in recovering old sites, if the issues seem fixable.) Enjoy surfing down memory lane.

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